Less than two weeks ago, Chelsea paid a lot of money for Joao Pedro. The striker has already recorded a large part of the sum before the final in the club World Cup against Paris St. Germain on Sunday. Now he can give his new club even more millions, the world title and the end of the expensive failures on the transfer market.
If the Chelsea FC is looking for new additions, the club apparently has a favorite destination. In the past few years, “The Blues” with Marc Cucurella and Moises Caicedo two had signed very important players from Brighton & Hove Albion for the club and spent a total of around 170 million euros.
For a rumored 67.3 million, this path now went with Joao Pedro the next player who is supposed to have a positive impact on Chelsea’s future – which he has already succeeded.
Joao Pedro apologizes for his Premiere
The Premier League club used a transfer window specially set up for the club World Cup to hire it and use it directly at the tournament in the USA. His debut was for 36 minutes as a Joker in the quarter -finals, with him on the pitch Chelsea won against Fluminense (2-1) in the quarter -finals. The Londoners then secured the move into the final thanks to him. Pedro scored both goals against his ex-club Palmeiras in the 2-0 win.
It was overwhelming moments for the striker. The first goals for a new club are so beautiful, but he couldn’t really look forward to it because it went against his sporting home from Brazil. “When I was young I had nothing. They gave me everything. They showed me to the world. I am only here because they believed in me. I can only apologize”said the 23-year-old.
Chelsea coach Maresca: “This is just the beginning”
Nevertheless, he added: “I also have to be a professional, I play for Chelsea and they pay me to score goals.” He could not have been so aware that these first goals had a special value. Because his double pack gave the association $ 30 million that every finalist receives for reaching the final. So Pedro has already recorded almost half of the transfer fee.
Against Champions League winner Paris St. Germain, 40 million are possible, which the victorious team receives. Pedro is again the big hope – even beyond. Chelsea has a very far -reaching future plan and gave the attacker a contract until 2033 – but the effect can be felt after less than two weeks. “He showed how good he is. But that’s just the beginning”said his new coach Enzo Maresca.
Expensive strikers and Chelsea – that has not been fits yet
This beginning is hardly understandable even for Pedro. “I’ve only been here for a week and I am in the final – that’s crazy”said the triple Brazilian international. Before he was still “With friends in Brazil during the holidays on the beach and enjoyed the food”. But he not only enjoyed life in his homeland, but also prepared to what is happening: “I knew that Chelsea was interested, so I continued to train. I was ready.”
And so within a few days the hopes have risen immeasurably that after many mistakes, the club could have invested a lot of money in a suitable striker. In 2020 Timo Werner came for 53 million euros and flopped. With 113 million euros, Romelu Lukaku cost more than double, so the disappointment was twice as great. And Christopher Nkunku (60 million euros) did not meet the expectations either.
A partner for Nicolas Jackson
Happiness for Chelsea is that an attacker, which is favorable for the conditions of the association, has made the breakthrough. For Nicolas Jackson, “The Blues” “only” paid “37 million euros” two years ago, since then he has scored 24 goals in the Premier League, is the undisputed trunk striker and, with a double pack in the semi -finals and the 2-1 in the final, has a very large part in the title in the Conference League two months ago.
Nicolas Jackson with the Cup of the Conference League
However, Jackson was recently sole entertainer, which is why Chelsea saw the urgent need to have to add to the front. The fourth of the expired Premier League season did this with Pedro, took a lot of money into his hand and already took a lot of money thanks to this decision. The Brazilian pays back with flash transfer – but Chelsea wants to benefit from him for a long time.